Hose fastener and the like



Jan. 13, 1942. J, SHAULSON HOSE FASTENER AND THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed June 22,- 1940 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Jan. 13, 1942. SHAULSON2,269,696;

HOSE FASTENER AND THELIKE Filed June 23, 1940 z sheets-sheet 2 12 vMvgymR I B %M%# ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 13, 1942.,

UNITED STATES ?ATENT OFFICE nose FASTENER sun The use Joseph Shauison,Providence, R. I. Application June 22, 1940, Serial No. 341,322

Claims.

My present invention relates to wearing apparel and has particularreference to a. novel adjustable self-locking buckle designed forecoprovide a novel buckle construction particularly designed for women'sapparel, which will permit an easy adjustment and locking of the buckleto the strap or ribbon without the necessity for threading the strap orribbon through the loop. Another object of my invention is to provide abuckle construction which may readily be used in a woman's garter andwhich can readily be attached to a stocking without the danger ofcausing runs and which will eliminate the use of a plurality of gartersto a single stocking.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a buckle which canbe used in a garter and which can readily be removed or adjusted withoutthe necessity of sewing or rethreading. A further object of my inventionis to provide a garter buckle which will be flat so that all theportions thereof are within the plane of the buckle and which willeliminate the bulging of the conventional woman's garter.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a novel buckleand garter which can be readily stamped from sheet stock in a singleintegral construction.

With the, above and other objects and advantageous features in view, myinvention consists of a novel arrangement of parts, more fully Fig. 2 isa plan view of an alternative form of garter buckle embodying myinvention;

Fig. 3 is another form'of garter buckle embodying my invention;

Fig. 4 is another form of garter buckle embodying my invention;

Fig. 5 is a garter buckle embodying myinvenv tion with an alternativeform of attachment;

Figs. 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are modified forms of garter buckles embodyingmy invention;

Fig.- 11 is a section taken along line iill on therethrough; and

v Fig. 12 is a front elevation of a garter buckle the buckle shown inFig. 4, with a ribbon looped spaced as at 3B.

of the present invention in use on a womans stocking.

7 It .has been found desirable to provide abuckle construction forstraps or garterswhich eliminate the use of adjustment straps and whicheliminate the necessity of sliding the buckle up and down to lengthen orshorten the garter and V which eliminate the necessity of sewing thegarter buckle to the garter strap. It has also been found desirable toeliminate theuse of a garter which comprises several movable parts andwhich produces a bulge which shows through the clothing of the wearerand which has a tendency to cause the stocking to run;

The present invention is therefore devised to provide a unitary integralone-piece garter and buckle combination which can be readily removed andreplaced on the garter strap or tape, which is self locking, and whichlies flat and provides a minimum of bulge without danger of causing runsin the stocking.

Referring to the drawings illustrating my invention, the novel buckle 20is preferably integrally stamped from sheet metal stock, and comprisesan upper buckle attachment portion 2i and a lower garter portion 22. Theupper buckle portion 2| comprises integral side edges 23 and 2d havingtheir upper ends bent inwardly towards each other, as at 25 and 26,leaving a passageway 27 therebetween. Integrally formed with the sideedges 23 and 2d are aligned bar portions 28 and 29 extending towardseach other and Between the bars 28 and 29 and the ends 25 and 26 is anintegral bar 34 extending between the side portions 23 and 24. Thisconstruction divides the upper portion 2! into three sections as canreadily be seen in Fig. 1.

The lower integral garter portion 22 is pro- I vid ed with an upper slotcm extending from one edge of the buckle at a downwardangle and beingpreferably enlarged, as at 32, at the terextending into the opening 31.

In use as a garter, the buckle shown in Fig. 1 may be adjusted as shownin Fig. 12. The upper end 2| may be attached to the garter strap ts withthe strap loop first slid over one of the bar portions 28 or 29 and thenmanually pulled through so that it surrounds both bar portions. The twostrap portions are then passed through the passageway 21 and beneath theupper bar portions 25 and 26 to lock the buckle or garter to the strap(see the tape arrangement in Fig. 11).

In utilizing the buckle as a garter as shown in Fig. 12, the wearergrasps one portion of a sheer stocking and pulls it upwardly to form anelongated end 40. The stocking is then slid into the slot 3| until thematerial gathers in the enlarged end of the slot 32. The end of thestocking is then pulled over to the other side of the garter portion andslid back into the slot 33 and slid downwardly into the enlarged portion34 thereof. The loose end 40 is now behind the buckle and is pulledupwardly and outwardly through the lower passageway 38 and into theopening 31. The end is then grasped by the wearer together with thegarter portion and the edges of the stocking are slid under the lower,bar portions 35 and 36 so that the bar portions are now behind thestocking itself as shown in Fig. 12. It will be found that in thisposition the stocking is effectively locked to the garter and will notslip therefrom and that the pull is not immediately adjacent the garter,as at 4|, but is along the edges 42 and 43 thereof so that the entirecircumference of the stocking is tightened around the thigh withoutdanger of causing runs or tearing of the stocking. Furthermore, inasmuchas the stocking is very sheer, there is very little bulge to the garterand the garter is substantially flat. To remove the garter from thestocking, the edges 42 and 43 of the 1':

stocking are slipped through the lower passage- 7 way 38 and out fromunder the lower,bar portions 35 and 36 and the balance of the stockingwill then slide from the garter. The locking action of the garter istherefore provided by the frictional engagement between the threading ofthe stocking through the various slots of the garter portion andespecially the engagement between edges 42 and 43 against the sides ofthe tion is provided with an upper central opening 48 and a centralintegral depending bar 49 dividing the buckle into two openings 50 and5|. Each opening 50 and 51 is provided with a lateral slot opening 52communicating with the openings 50 and 5|.

In use, the upper portion 44 will be locked to the garter strap similarto the upper portion 21 of th garter 20. The lower portion may be uti-'lized as a garter similar to the lower portion of the garter 20 bypassing the end of the stocking alternately into the openings 50 and 51and then through the lower opening as heretofore described. However, ifthe wearer desires a more positive lock, the loose end of the stockingmay be first looped through the opening 48 and then passed into eitherthe opening or 5| prior to pulling it upwardly into the lower opening45. When the wearer locks the arter to the stock- The lower end of thegarter portion is ing, and the looped end 40 of the stocking i pulledeither into th upper slot portion 32 of the form shown in Fig. 1 or intothe upper opening 48 in the form shown in Fig. 2, the loose end 40 maybe first pulled downwardly until the stocking is tightened to the degreedesired by the wearer and then the further locking action takes place.

A simple. preferred form of garter buckle, requiring a minimum amount ofthreading, is shown in Fig. 3. The upper end of the garter buckle 65 maybe provided with a conventional attaching portion 56 andthe lower endthereof is provided with an opening 61 and. the bar portions .68 and 68as heretofore described. However, the intermediate portion-is providedwith a central opening 10, the lower edge of the opening having anupwardly extending integral tab terminating in a substantially annulardisk 1! extending into the opening. The disk 11 is provided with arubber washer or friction element 12 which is slightly larger indiameter than the disk 11 and which is riveted thereto by a small plate13 and rivet 14. In use, the loose end of the stocking 40 is loopedthrough the opening 10 and pulled therethrough until the stockingtightens and surrounds the exposed edge of the friction disk 12. The endof the stocking is then passed between the bar portions 68 and 69 andinto the lower opening 61. Due to the frictional engagement between thestocking and the edge of the rubber disk '12 immediate locking actiontakes place. However, to further lock the stocking, the edges of thestocking 42 and 43 may also be passed into the opening 61 as in the formshown in Fig. 12.

In utilizing the lock heretofore described, it is understood that it maybe readily applied to either an ordinary buckle and tape adjustment orto a garter. In utilizing this construction as an ordinary buckle andtape adjustment the form shown in Fig. 4 is preferred. In this form, theupper portion 53 contains the lock heretofore described and the lowerportion is provided with an S-shaped bar 54 which divides the lowerportion into lateral slots 55 and 55 entering the lower portion fromopposite edges, the lower end 51 being similar to the lower end of theform shown in Figs. 1 and 2. As shown in Fig. 11, an ordinary lingeriestrap or tape 58 having one end thereof sewed to a garment may bereadily adjustably locked to this form of buckle by passing its end 58through the upper slot 55, the intermediate slot 56 and then back intothe lower portion 60 and locking the lower portion around the body ofthe strap similarly to the stocking.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the lower buckle portion or gartermay be provided with openings 61 and 62 instead-of the usual side slots.In this form it is necessary to thread the stocking or tape through theopenings before completing the locking action with the bottom section.In Fig. 5, the strap attaching portion is doubled to formtwo attachingportions 51a and 62a disposed for receiving the straps horizontally, asin a mans garter.

In the form shown in Fig. 7, the interlocking buckle or arter section 63is shown provided with a conventional loop 54 for attaching to agarment. This loop 64 may be used instead of the upper locking portionheretofore described,

or any other type of attaching portion may be employed.

In the form shown in Fig. 8, the double attaching portions shown inFig.- 5 are shown angularly disposed for use where a two-strap type ofgarter is used.

To additionally prevent the stocking from catching on the buckle andcausing runs or pinching of the stocking, the various slots and loopsmay be provided with eyelets 15 as shown in Fig. 9, wherein the eyeletsare shown attached to the form of garter buckle disclosed in Fig. 6. Ifdesired, the lower buckle portion may be provided with simple annularopenings 16 and 11 instead of the elongated openings (ii and 62 as inthe form shown in Fig. 10. The stocking is looped through the upperopening 16, passed through the lower opening 11 and locked in the lowerportion 18 inthe manner heretofore described.

As can readily be seen from the foregoing, I have provided a garterbuckle which is readily adjustable, which can readily be locked ortightened to a single strap without loopin sewing, 4

hated, and it has been found that the pull on the stocking is lateral,as shown in Fig. 12, so that it is unnecessary to use a plurality ofgarters to each stocking as is necessary with the conven-' tionalgarter. In addition by utilizing the ad- .iustable locking arrangementon the upper portion 2| as shown in Fig. 1, it is possible for thewearer to easily remove the garter buckle from the strap if it isnecessary to wash the garment,

and, in thesummer, the garter buckle can also be removed if it isdesired to roll the stocking for comfort.

Another advantage of th construction heretofore described is that shortwomen find it necessary to fold the stocking a few times before applyingthe conventional garter thereto. This is due to the standard length ofthe stocking.

fiat strip of rigid material of generally rectangular form, the upperportion of said strip having an opening, spaced parallel bars extendingacross said opening, one of said bars having a central gap, said openingand bars constituting means for frictionally releasably attaching thebuckle to a garter strap or the like, and the lower portion of saidstrip having cooperating spaced openings adapted to frictionallyreleasably retain a stocking or the like threaded therein.

, 2. A garter buckle comprising a substantially fiat strip of rigidmaterial of generally rectangular form, the upper portion of said striphaving an opening, spaced parallel bars extending across said opening,one of said bars having a central gap, said opening and barsconstituting means for frictionally releasably attaching the buckle to agarter strap or the like, and the lower portion of said strip havingthree cooperating spaced openings adapted to frictionally releasablyretain a, stocking or th like threaded therein V 3. A garter bucklecomprising a substantially fiatstrip of rigid material of generallyrectangular form, the upper portion or said strip having an opening,spaced parallel bars extending across saidopening, one of said barshaving a central gap, said opening and bars constituting means forfrictionally releasably attaching the buckle to a garter strap or thelike, the lower portion of said strip having three cooperating spacedopenings adapted to frictionally releasably retain a stocking or th likthreaded therein, the intermediate openings having passageways throughthe sides of said buckle, and the lowermost opening having a passagewaythrough the lower end of said buckle.

4. A-garter buckle comprising a substantially fiat strip of rigidmaterial of generally rectangular form, the upper portion of said striphaving an opening, spaced parallel bars extending across said opening,one of said bars having a central g gap, said opening and barsconstituting means When the stocking is thus'folded the conventlonalgarter will bulge and will cause a pinching of the stocking so that ahole or run is made therein. By utilizing the present invention, it isunnecessary to roll the stocking inasmuch as the loose end 40, as shownin Fig. 12, may be pulled,

'suit the requirements for different buckle or garter designs withoutdeparting from the spirit and thescope of the invention as defined inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garter buckle comprising a substantially for frictionallyreleasably attaching the buckle to a garter strap or the like, the lowerportion of said strip having three cooperating spaced angularly disposedopenings adapted to frictionally releasably retain a stocking or thelike threaded therein, the intermediate openings having passagewaysthrough the sides of said buckle, and the lowermost opening having apassageway through the lower end of said buckle.

5. A garter buckle comprising a substantially flat strip of rigidmaterial of generally rectangular-form, the upper portion of saidstrip-having an opening, spaced parallel bars extending across saidopening, one. of said bars having a central gap, said opening and barsconstituting means for frictionally releasably attaching the buckle to agarter strap or the like, and the lower portion of said strip havingcooperating spaced openings adapted to frictionally releasably retain astocking or the like threaded therein, said lower portion having anintegral tab terminating in a substantially annular disk extending intoone or said openings.

JQSEPH SHAUISON.

